Canada has the longest coastline of any country, more than 200,000 kilometres. It holds more lake surface than the rest of the world put together.
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Easy learning about Canada
The capital city of Canada is Ottawa, capital city of Canada.
Word: Maple
Meaning: red leaf
Administrative Divisions
10 provinces and 3 territories.
Provinces:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
Territories:
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Yukon
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Canada is a Country on the North America located in the North America sub-region in the continent of Americas.
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Basic Information
Capital City: Ottawa, capital city of Canada
Population: 41,651,653 (UN)
Area: 9,984,670 km² / 6,204,174 sq mi
People from Canada are called: Canadians
Geography
Latitude: 60.324° N
Longitude: 101.911° W
Geographical Subregion: North America
Intermediary Region: North America
Continental Region: Americas
Borders
- United States of America — Land border
Climate
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Human Development
HDI Rank: 16 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.939
Mean Years of Schooling: 13.9
Expected Years of Schooling: 15.9
Life Expectancy at Birth: 82.6 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic includes Roman Catholic, other Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Protestant includes United Church, Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, other Protestant
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
NATO - since 1949
Technical Information
TLD: .ca
Calling Code: +1
MapGeo Name: Canada
MapGeo Code: CA